BHOPAL: A letter was handed over to the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) chairman Surjit Singh Chouhan at the BMC Parishad meeting condemning the behaviour of Leader of Opposition Mohammed Saghir after Saghir, pointing towards BMC chairman Surjit Singh Chouhan, raised the issue of kiosks which he (the chairman) had allowed to be put “in return for money”.
BMC chairman Surjit Singh Chouhan has accepted the letter. Just a couple of months back, the BMC commissioner Chhavi Bharadwaj had complained against Mohammed Saghir to Divisional Commissioner for misbehaviour. In fact, BMC administration had removed a kiosk belonging to Saghir’s nephew from Jinsi area after which Saghir started anti-encroachment drive at his own level.
Mohammed Saghir said that how Chairman Surjit Singh Chouhan will take action against kiosks which he himself had helped set up in zone-9. This irked the entire BJP camp and BJP corporator trooped into the Well of the House demanding that Mohammed Saghir be expelled from the House.
However, Mohammed Saghir apologized but BJP camp did not buy it and a MiC member Krishna Mohan Soni handed a letter to Chouhan referring the Section 19(a) MP Nagar Parkik Nigam Act. In the meantime, Chouhan adjourned the meeting for five meeting.
‘They called me gambler, pickpocket’
Mohammed Saghir said, “I have already apologized for what I said in the House. But BJP Corporator Mahesh Makwana, MiC members Surendra Wadika and other called me gambler, pickpocket and hooligan and no one is raising objection on the issue.
‘Lakhs embezzled in construction of retaining wall’
Congress Corporator Monu Saxena raised the issue of retaining wall of Upper Lake. When he issue was not taken into consideration, he trooped into the Well with documents. Other Congress corporators followed suit. He alleged that BMC engineer Santosh Gupta embezzled crores of rupees and BMC is protecting him. Despite the raising the issue through questions, his questions were not accepted for the discussion in the parishad meeting. Monu Saxena had heated exchange with BMC chairman Surjit Singh Chouhan when he tried to interrupt national anthem at end of Parishad Meeting.
